[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 50 (Tuesday, March 14, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13793-13794]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-6236]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs


Bureau of Justice Statistics; Agency Information Collection 
Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: Reinstatement, with change, of a previously approved collection 
for which approval has expired: Census of State and Federal Adult 
Correctional Facilities.

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    Office of Management and Budget approval is being sought for the 
information collection listed below. This proposed collection was 
previously published in the Federal Register on August, 17, 1999, 
allowing for a 60-day public comment period. No comments were received 
by the Bureau of Justice Statistics.
    The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for 
public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until 
April 13, 2000. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 
1320.10.
    Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected 
agencies concerning the proposed collection of information should 
address one or more of the following four points;
    (1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility;
    (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agencies estimate of the burden of 
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used;
    (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and
    (4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those 
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic 
submissions of responses.

Overview of This Information Collection

    (1) Type of information Collection: Reinstatement, with change, of 
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previously approved collection for which approval has expired.
    (2) Title of the Form Collection: 2000 Census of State and Federal 
Adult Correctional Facilities.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection; Forms: CJ-43. 
Corrections Statistics, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Office of Justice 
Programs, United States Department of Justice.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract Federal and State Government. The Census of 
State and Federal Adult Correctional Facilities is the quinquennial 
Census of State and Federal Correctional Facilities is the only data 
collection effort that provides a comprehensive assessment of the 
characteristics of State correctional facilities, programs, and staffs 
throughout the United States. The data will be used by Department of 
Justice officials, together with prison administrators, researchers, 
and policy makers to assess the current trends and patterns in the 
Nation's correctional facilities and populations.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond. 1,750 
respondents each taking an average 3.0 hours to respond.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: 5,250 total annual burden hours.
    If you have additional comments, suggestions, or need a copy of the 
proposed information collection instrument with instruction, or 
additional information, please contact Mrs. Brenda E. Dyer, Deputy 
Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, Information 
Management and Security Staff, Justice Management Division, Suite 1220, 
Washington Center, 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: March 3, 2000.
Brenda E. Dyer,
Department Deputy Clearance Officer, United States Department of 
Justice.
[FR Doc. 00-6236 Filed 3-13-00; 8:45 am]
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